Pakistan-Ukraine. Analogies in the Triangles of Regional Security Complexes
Abstract
The paper deals with two countries – Pakistan and Ukraine – that are located at the center of the following two interest triangles: India-Pakistan-Afghanistan (South Asia) and Russia-Ukraine-Moldova (post-Soviet regional security complex). Despite their considerable differences, they have similar problems with their geopolitical neighbours in the context of territorial conflicts. Existing issues with neighbouring countries give Pakistan and Ukraine the status of a ‘middle state’, which is characterized by threatening its territorial integrity and becoming an object of ‘penetrating’ into its RSC (regional security complex) for the states from neighbouring regions.
Submitted: Feb. 6, 2020 | Accepted: June 15, 2020 | Published June 30, 2020 | Language: en
Keywords Ukraine • Territorial conflicts • Analogies • Post-Soviet regional security complex • South Asian regional security complex • Pakistan • Russian Federation • Moldova • Afghanistan • India
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